Articles Tagged With: screening
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The Joint Commission issues Sentinel Event Alert on preventing suicide in all settings
The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert on preventing suicide in healthcare settings. The Alert says that the information applies to all patients in all settings.
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High rate of office visits and cumulative costs prior to colonoscopies for colon cancer screening
Kevin R. Riggs, MD, MPH, instructor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues analyzed billing data to determine the proportion of colonoscopies for colon cancer screening and polyp surveillance that were preceded by office visits.
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issues new breast cancer screening guidance
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued new guidance on breast cancer screening and called for mammography every two years for women ages 50-74. For women ages 40-49, the Task Force recommends informed, individualized decision-making based on a woman’s values, preferences, and health history.
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2016 USPSTF Update: Recommendations for and Effectiveness of Screening Mammography
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently released updates to the 2009 recommendations on breast cancer screening. Additional studies published since the last review strengthen the conclusion that mammography screening results in a reduction in the risk of death from breast cancer.
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Health system screens all patients for suicide risk
In what appears to be a first for a health system, Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas recently implemented suicide screenings for all patients.
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American Cancer Society’s shift adds confusion on breast screening
The New Year might bring more changes when it comes to breast cancer screening recommendations. A January 2016 consensus conference, called by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, will bring together major organizations and women’s healthcare providers to evaluate and interpret available data and to develop uniform national guidelines on breast cancer screening.
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Screening for Fetal Chromosome Abnormalities: What Combination Makes the Most Sense?
Recent studies using data from the California Prenatal Screening Program show that standard screening protocols, which combine first trimester ultrasound and biochemistry with second trimester biochemistry, has a very acceptable detection rate and outperforms NIPT in cost-effectiveness in low-risk patients.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
TB Screening for High-Tech Workers
Cellulitis or Pseudocellulitis?
Screening for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Before Invasive Procedures
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Mammograms: The Cost of Overdiagnosis
In the United States, the costs associated with the management of false-positive mammograms and breast cancer overdiagnosis is estimated to be $4 billion each year.
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HPV screening: Option to cytology-based options
Primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening can be considered as an alternative to current U.S. cytology-based cervical cancer screening methods, according to new interim guidance from two leading medical societies.